Suzanne's Bio

Suzanne Swanson Wagner
Owner & Artistic Director of
Marilyn School of Dance
Biography

Suzanne Swanson Wagner is the owner and Artistic Director of Marilyn School of Dance. She is well known for her talents as a dancer, a teacher of dance, choreographer. Her extensive studies started at Marilyn School of Dance in La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA, and continued world wide.

In Jazz she studied under:
Matt Mattox (Paris, France)
Gus Giordano and Joseph Holms (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Lou Conte (Hubbard St. Dance Company - Chicago)
Julie Cartier (Chi-Town Dance Theater - Chicago)
Jackie Sleight (Dupree-Los Angeles, California, USA)

In Tap she studied under:
Bruce Stegman (Chicago)
Tommy Sutton (the great master hoofer of our time)

In Ballet she studied under:
Edward Villella (New York, New York, USA)
Violette Verdy (New York)
Madame Amielle (Paris Opera, France)
Rebecca Wright (principal - Joffery Ballet Company)
Bonnie Mathis (principal - American Ballet Theater and Joffery)
Jody Wintz-Rose (Joffery)
Gennadi Vosterkov (Kirov - Russia)
Gelsey Kirkland (renowned ballerina)
Jurgen Schnieder (ABT)
David Howard (New York City Ballet)

       Mrs. Swanson Wagner's dedication to teaching has produced many successful students. They have obtained many scholarships and have been competition winners. Mrs. Swanson Wagner and her students have toured and performed across the United States and Dubna, Russia, and toured France.
       Many of Mrs Swanson Wagner's past students have performed on and off Broadway, danced professionally and have appeared in commercials and movies.
       Mrs. Swanson Wagner has implemented a Teachers' Training Program for her staff that includes continuing education both in dance and the public relations. Her future plans are to continue teaching area students in the traditions of the masters, and to provide professional opportunities; and to foster a better understanding and appreciation of the dancing arts to the community.
       Mrs. Swanson Wagner received the 1996 Who's Who Among America's Teachers Award. This honor is presented to the best teachers in America for their excellence as distinguished educators. She is a member of the Wisconsin Dance Alliance, Dance Masters of Wisconsin, and a board member of the Chicago National Association of Dance Masters.
       Mrs. Wagner is the Artistic director and Founder of the Monroe-Jackson Dance Theatre for whom she has staged The Nutcracker and The Sleeping Beauty.